Baker & Gregory Take the Lead After Round One of the TPx Communications Western Championship
Taylor Coffelt • June 9, 2020
Jared Baker, assistant professional at Wichita Falls Country Club, and Greg Gregory, PGA head professional at Hidden Creek Golf Course, take the lead after Round One of the TPx Communications Western Championship. Baker carded 7 birdies and Gregory carded 6 to open the Championship with rounds of 5-under-par 66.
Two professionals sit one shot behind the leaders, including Nathan Tyler, teaching professional at Keeton Park Golf Course, and Armando Villarreal, head professional at Oeste Ranch Golf Course.
The Championship includes a Senior Division that is made up of 26 professionals aged 50 or older who are competing for a separate purse and playing at a modified yardage. Two professionals sit atop the Senior Division leaderboard at 4-under-par 67. These professionals include Carl Worley Jr., PGA head professional at Hide-A-Way Lake Golf Course, and Britt Patton, PGA teaching professional at The Vaquero Club.
The TPx Communications Western Championship is conducted by the Northern Texas PGA Section and is presented by AT&T Byron Nelson, Envirocleanse, HATH, PGA TOUR and TurfHound. This 36-hole Northern Texas PGA major championship is the first of four individual stroke play events that comprise the Yamaha Golf-Car Company & Srixon / Cleveland Golf / XXIO / ASICS Player of the Year Points Challenge presented by Adventures In Golf, and serves as a qualifier for the 2020 Texas Joe Black Cup and Levy Cup teams.
The Championship is being conducted at Wichita Falls Country Club, a 6,884-yards, par 71 layout. The 105-player field is comprised of golf professionals from the Northern Texas Section of the PGA of America who are competing for an overall purse of $35,000.
Round Two will commence at 7:30 a.m. with tee times off of #1 tee. The leaders will tee off at approximately 3:00 p.m.
Round One results HERE.
Woodson and Schaefer (a) Capture Senior Division
Little Secures Senior Division
Six qualify for Senior PGA Professional Championship
Irving, Texas (August 25) – The Nelson Golf and Sports Club hosted two Northern Texas PGA Major Championships this week, the Club Car | XXIO Northern Texas Senior PGA Professional Championship and the Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship. Clayton Friend claimed the Senior title, and Kim Paez claimed the Women’s title. Kim Paez, PGA Member at Ping Inc., claimed the Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship title, carding rounds of 70-72–142. Paez finished the Championship at 2-over-par, winning by four strokes. She began the final round one stroke back of Katie Flinn, director of instruction at Topgolf - Fort Worth, and her 2-over-par final round was enough to come from behind and secure the win. This is Paez’s first victory with the Northern Texas PGA since joining the section in 2025. “I stuck to my game plan this week, which was fairways and greens,” Paez said. “I think I missed only one or two fairways yesterday. I played pretty conservatively, but it paid off in the end.” Reflecting on her final round performance, Paez said, "It was a little bit windier today. It made me calculate a lot more on the tee shots.” It was an up-and-down round for Paez, but she hit her approach on hole 18 to two feet and tapped in for birdie. “The last three holes are pretty gettable, so I just had to remind myself that no matter how the round was going, I was going to have opportunities to close it out at the end.” Next week, September 3-5, Paez joins four other PGA female PGA Teaching, Coaching and Club Professionals from across the country to represent the United States in the fourth Women’s PGA Cup. They will take on Australia, Canada, Great Britain & Ireland, South Africa and Sweden in a 54-hole stroke play format at Carden Park Golf Resort in Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom. “It is the biggest honor. When I first got my PGA Membership, and I found out about the PGA Cup, it became one of my biggest goals,” said Paez about making the team. “I was constantly checking the rankings, and coming into the KPMG [Women’s PGA Championship] and the LPGA Professionals Championship, I knew I had to lock in and give myself the best chance.” “I am so excited and so proud to represent the Northern Texas PGA as well, so hopefully I make everyone proud,” added Paez. This 36-hole Northern Texas PGA major championship is the fourth of five individual stroke play events that comprise the Woman Player of the Year points standings. The 22-player field competed for a purse of $7,500, and Kim Paez took home $1,050. The Lajitas Golf Resort Women’s Section Championship was presented by A.PUTNAM and XXIO. The Nelson Golf and Sports Club Par: 35-35–70 Women’s Championship Yardage: 5,878 yards